Yondu's Krylorian

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (SMUT ALERT)

     By the time I had reached the ship, they were already miles away from Xandar. My spacesuit was running on fumes, and I sighed with relief as the ship came into view. I flew straight up to the window and peered through it, only to see that Kraglin, Rocket, and Groot were on the flight deck. I gently tapped on the window and everyone turned to me, instantly smiling. Rocket instantly took off running to the door on the side and I stepped into the doorway, waiting for the door behind me to shut before Rocket could let me in. "Hey, Devora." Rocket smiled.

     "Hey, rat." I smiled back. Rocket finally opened the door and I stepped inside, pressing my space suit and turning it off.

     "I am Groot." (I'm glad you're back.) Groot smiled from Rocket's shoulder.

     "Me, too." I gently pat Groot on top of his head. "Where's Yondu?"

     "He went straight to his room, hasn't came out since." Rocket answered.

     "Well then, I guess it's time that I go and pay my captain a visit." I smiled and walked past them towards the hallway.

     "I am Groot!" (Get you some!) Groot laughed. I turned around and raised my eyebrow at Rocket.

     "Hey, I didn't say it." Rocket chuckled.

     "Yeah, but who do you think taught him that?" I asked.

     "I blame Quill."

     "I am Groot." (Liar.) Groot smiled. I shook my head in amusement continued down the hallway in silence until reaching a closed door, assuming it was Yondu's. KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! I gently tapped on the steel door.

     "Go away." Yondu's voice grumbled from the other side. KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! "I said go away!" I looked down at the key pad beside the door and punched in the pin to Yondu's old room, amazingly, the door slid open. I entered Yondu's room and my eyes instantly landed on a large blue figure, slumped over on the edge of the bed, looking down at the floor. "What part of 'go away' do ya not understand, rat?"

     "Where you want me to go." I softly spoke as the door shut behind me. Yondu's head instantly shot up and turned towards me, his mouth slightly dropping with shock. "I know you know I heard what you and Rhomann talked about, and you're right. I belong with my faction... I belong here with you, Yondu." Yondu rose to his feet and slowly walked towards me.

     "Rhomann said I can't keep ya safe."

     "I talked to Rhomann, he knows you can keep me safe, he's just wanting to protect me. What happened between me and Nyromar, that wasn't on you. As soon as I saw Nebula, I knew it was gonna happen."

     "That knife was aimed at me... it should've been me."

     "If it would've hit you, it would've hit you in the spine. You would've died."

     "You could've, too." I didn't respond. "He made me hit ya... ya don't know how hard that shit was."

     "I know-"

     "NO YA DON'T!" Yondu snarled. "YA DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS LIKE! Seein' ya hurt, cryin' in pain, knowin' I was the one causin' it... then seein' ya on the ground, barely clingin' onto life, bleedin' out in my arms... ya don't know what it was like."

     "I do. I saw he pain in your eyes, Yondu. I know how much it hurt you because I could see it. I told you to do it because he would've killed you otherwise. I don't blame you for what happened."

     "So, what? Ya think you can just come back here and act like shit never happened?"

     "That's the plan." I smirked.